The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

How To Be a Pirate (How To Train Your Dragon)

How To Be a Pirate (How To Train Your Dragon)

by Cressida Cowell (Author)

  • Used

    paperback

    $3.44

  • New

    paperback

    $9.84
Synopsis

Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the second volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ...Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Can Hiccup find Grimbeard the Ghastly's treasure before Alvin the Treacherous gets his sneaky hands on it? And if Hiccup opens a box that says DO NOT OPEN, will he live to tell the tale? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network. Read all of Hiccup's exploits in the series: How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, How to Break a Dragon's Heart, How to Steal a Dragon's Sword, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel and How to Betray a Dragon's Hero. Check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!

$3.44

Quantity

16 in stock

More Information

Format: paperback
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published:
ISBN 10: 034099908X
ISBN 13: 9780340999080
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: Read the books that inspired the hit DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon.

Media Reviews
This is a maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with appropriately riotous illustrations, lists and maps * Books For Keeps *
This is a maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with appropriately riotous illustrations, lists and maps * Books For Keeps *
It's a wonderfully vibrant story, illustrated with the author's hilarious drawings, and told with a delightfully gobby sense of humour * Books Quarterly (Waterstones) *
It's a wonderfully vibrant story, illustrated with the author's hilarious drawings, and told with a delightfully gobby sense of humour * Books Quarterly (Waterstones) *
Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times *
Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times *
Great jokes and suberb characters will appeal to boys and girls alike * With Kids *
Great jokes and suberb characters will appeal to boys and girls alike * With Kids *
Very funny indeed * Maidenhead Advertiser *
Very funny indeed * Maidenhead Advertiser *
Witty writing and funny drawings and notes ensure that this clever Viking story keeps its readers laughing * Junior Education *
Witty writing and funny drawings and notes ensure that this clever Viking story keeps its readers laughing * Junior Education *
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour ... full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger.' * Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times *
A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story. * Waterstones Quarterly Magazine *
A wonderful adventure * The School Librarian *
A wonderful adventure * The School Librarian *
How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time. * Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow *
[Cressida Cowell] puts a contemporary spin on the old brains over brawn moral and brings the story to a climax with a thrilling dragon duel. Lots for lots of different readers to enjoy. * Books for Keeps *
... raucous and slapstick... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps. * The Financial Times *
Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful. * Independent on Sunday *
An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. * Publishing News *
Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery
Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times *
extraordinary, funny and cool * Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School *
good holiday reading for any young adventurer * Reading evening post *
As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud. * The School Librarian *
A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps. * Books For Keeps *
'Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing' * The Times *
'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.' * Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children's editor *
Author Bio

Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon book series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton.

How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 38 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The first book in Cressida's new series, The Wizards of Once (also signed by DreamWorks), is a number one bestseller.

Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize , the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now'magazine's 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.

She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.